Nurse 160 Exam 4 (A+ GRADED)

When teaching the breast self-examination, you would inform the woman that the best time to conduct breast self-examination is: correct answers on the 4th to 7th days of the menstrual cycle. a male patient presents to the clinic with a complaint of a hard, irregular, nontender mass on his chest under the areola. Upon examination, the nurse notes that the mass is immobile and suspects correct answers carcinoma gynecomastia may occur in an older male secondary to correct answers testosterone deficiency When examining the breast of a 75 year old woman the nurse would expect to find which of the following? correct answers a grannular feel to the breast tissue it is important to examine the upper outer quadrant of the breast because it is correct answers where most breast tumors develop a 23 year old nulliparous woman is concerned that her breasts seem to change in size all month long and they are very tender around the time she has her period. The nurse should explain to her that correct answers cyclical breast changes are normal A patient with benign breast condition is likely to q correct answers have it resolve after menopause. THe nurse palpates a fine, round, mobile, nontender, nodule and suspects that it is correct answers a fibroadenoma Peau d' orange appearance is highly suggestive of what? correct answers breast cancer THe correct position in which to place the patient to palpate the breats is correct answers supine with arm over head when performing an abdominal assessment, what is the correct sequence? correct answers inspection, auscultation, precussion, palpation A patient reports changes in bowel pattern. What is the best question to determine normal bowel habits? correct answers What was your bowel pattern before you noticed the change? When percussing the abdomen, the nurse notes a dullness at the anterior right costal margin at the right midclavicular line. Which organ is most likely involved? correct answers Liver What percussion sound is heard over most of the abdomen? correct answers tympany A patient with a history of kidney stones presents with complaints of pain, hematuria, and nausea with vomitting. The nurse documents this finding as a bruit of what? correct answers Right iliac artery